Cat's Rants - Confessions of an Occult Mastermindtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-644862018-11-15T11:25:04-05:00Everything you wanted to know about the occult, Hoodoo, or the NinjaCat, but were afraid to ask.TypePadA Confession of an Occult Mastermindtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341dc99a53ef022ad3a0962e200d2018-11-15T11:25:04-05:002018-11-15T11:32:24-05:00I would rather help 50 people who follow my instructions to the letter (and I never ask anyone to do anything that isn't hugely simple like "stop stalking your target," and "do not fight with this person,") but have problems...Cat

I would rather help 50 people who follow my instructions to the letter (and I never ask anyone to do anything that isn't hugely simple like "stop stalking your target," and "do not fight with this person,") but have problems so bad they seem virtually impossible to fix even with the best of spells, than I would want to help 5 people with really simple problems who refuse to listen to any of my instructions and do the opposite of those instructions. The success rate would be much higher on the 50 people with insanely bad problems, too. :P

On another note, if you are okay with simple instructions like "let this person contact you first," and "show up to the job interview sober and ready to do your best," I'd totally love to help you change your life. If you can't do simple things like that, I don't know if I'm your girl to help you.

Exactly the Sign You're Looking Fortag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341dc99a53ef022ad3a0663d200d2018-11-14T14:31:35-05:002018-11-14T14:31:35-05:00Hello Loveys, So I saw this travel into my newsfeed today from Brother Moloch's page, and it is the truth! If you're sick of your problems hounding you, if you want to make things better, you should live by this...Cat

Hello Loveys,

So I saw this travel into my newsfeed today from Brother Moloch's page, and it is the truth! If you're sick of your problems hounding you, if you want to make things better, you should live by this motto! Magic is about taking control of your life, and changing it for the better!

Thank you for creating/finding this image Bro Moloch! It should be everyone's motto, in my opinion! :)

If You Keep Picking at That, It Will Never Get Bettertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341dc99a53ef022ad37a3574200c2018-11-14T10:45:51-05:002018-11-14T10:45:51-05:00Hey Occulties, While speaking to a client last night, an interesting point was brought up, which was that thanks to the Law of Attraction (which is as complex as physics, and has nothing to do lame-ass books like The Secret,)...Cat

Hey Occulties,

While speaking to a client last night, an interesting point was brought up, which was that thanks to the Law of Attraction (which is as complex as physics, and has nothing to do lame-ass books like The Secret,) there are people who put off manifestation and cause stagnation in their own situation by just having to "keep checking" the work is on track with readings.

Now, look, what is my job? Do I give readings as part of my job? I sure do. And I don't want to go around scaring people that if you get a reading, that your whole situation will turn ass over elbow, or be floundering around and won't ever work. Because I unfortunately deal with too many people who view things with an exaggerated lens, I am sure I have just terrified a group of people out of getting readings for a little bit.

Don't be scared of readings. They are not evil. They are not apt to kill your work or slow it down because you wanted the situation read once or twice before the spell manifested. IN FACT, in some cases where the petitioner is so nervous and requires reassurance to NOT OBSESS ABOUT THE SITUATION SO MUCH, they are actually more helpful than harmful.

So let's go back to the Law of Attraction and energy...and if you smoke marijuana, you may need to take a bong hit, because this is going to make me sound a little out there.... So for starters, everything has an energy to it, and if we were to try to visualize this it would be similar to water or to a gas, as it moves and flows around all things. Now, when you do a spell, you are basically trying to move this energy in such a way as to bring a specific change into your life - whether that is to bring something to you (a job, a relationship, success,) or remove it from you (get a neighbor to leave, dispel negative energies,) which requires allowing the energy to flow freely. This is why I say "let go" of the situation, because just as spells are energy, so are thoughts. When you overthink the situation, you basically pull back this energy to examine it, lengthening the time it takes for this energy to move and make the desired change. Readings really pull back the energy, because it is a deep examination. Now, I've used this example before, but think of it a bit like digging up a growing seed to examine it as it sprouts, and then reburying it. Every time you do that, you shock the plant. If you do it too much, you could kill the plant, and all because you needed to be reassured it is growing on a thrice daily basis.

So, if I haven't lost you yet (and I am sure I have a few people really confused right now,) basically if you don't think much of the situation you are working on, the spells manifest much faster. However, if you constantly ruminate on the situation and worry about it and doubt, the manifestation is much slower. Were I not held by discretion, I could actually produce a clear result for the general public where the worriers and doubters are getting slow results, and the people who let things go are happy and have what they want in a much shorter time. It's very visible to a practitioner for hire how much lust for results effects outcomes. I can see it in my own work for myself, but the real proof is working for others. If I am encouraging someone on almost a daily basis, and they are always negative, and always need me to check this or that thing, etc, I assure you, that situation is going to take a lot longer for the spells to manifest than in a situation with someone who just lets go and stops worrying. And if I'm reading the situation weekly, it is probably going to be a slower manifestation as well. I'm pulling the energy back to examine it and holding it to see where it is going, and now I've slowed the outcome.

This isn't the way it is because I want to be a hard ass. It is no different than if I decide to drink and party and sleep for 3 hours, I'm going to have a rough day at work the next day and not because people are punishing me for enjoying vodka. ;) It's because when you drink and party and don't get enough sleep, your body has a harder time working near to peak performance because you didn't treat it how it needed to be treated to give you peak performance. This is the same with spells. Treat the spell right, and it gives you a faster manifestation. Get nervous and overthink and obsess, and it slogs along slowly.

It's not a matter of disliking the personality type of people who overthink - I actually really like a lot of my worriers quite a bit. They are good, kind, sweet people. I wish I was the law of attraction, because I'd cut them some slack, but I'm not, and I can't change the law of attraction.

I also believe that a reading in the manifestation phase is not really going to have a noticeable impact for many people, - if you get 2 readings in the span of a month, you're not apt to notice a difference in manifestation speed at all, - and if people are of the emotional make up that they overthink and overworry, readings can actually help stop them from engaging in those bad habits by offering reassurance, so they are even speeding up the outcome for these people (as it stops this obsessive worry from being near constant, which is hugely damaging,) but yeah...constantly checking the situation isn't, generally speaking, helpful.

I speak a lot in here about NOT OBSESSING and not getting obsessive with the situation. I am not typing that point repeatedly because my fingers need exercise, or to suggest you should take my advice lightly. Stop checking their social media, stop picking apart the situation looking for answers, stop thinking about it as much as you can, - and watch a speedy and fast manifestation come into your life. Look, if you need to pick at the situation constantly to check if it's doing what you want, you're doing the same thing as picking off a scab over and over and over and over, and not letting it heal (manifest,) for worrying at it.

And again, if readings are reassuring to you and they stop some of this obsessive worry, get them. It helps if you are calm and have faith in the work and don't worry about it, so if you need help not worrying, get it. Some of this is on you. You have to police yourself, and say "I need to stop stalking their social media, I need to stop thinking about this situation, and just know it is going to come together," but don't be afraid to ask your practitioner for help if someone is working for you, and don't be afraid to get a reading if you think it will help staunch the flow of obsessive worry, just know that, yep, because of the law of attraction, too many readings can sometimes slow the situation.

Hopefully that made some sense. I am sure some of you are just more confused. You know where to find me if you are, ha ha. ;)

Weird Things People Do to their Reconciliation Target (when using magic to reconcile that person)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341dc99a53ef022ad3bfc553200b2018-11-13T13:31:04-05:002018-11-13T13:52:16-05:00Hey Occulties! So, some of you have had a laugh when I say "DO NOT FIGHT WITH YOUR RECONCILIATION TARGET DURING THE MANIFESTATION PHASE!!" and tell me that this is a stupid thing to say, and of course you won't....Cat

Hey Occulties!

So, some of you have had a laugh when I say "DO NOT FIGHT WITH YOUR RECONCILIATION TARGET DURING THE MANIFESTATION PHASE!!" and tell me that this is a stupid thing to say, and of course you won't. Then why do I say this? It's because people do it all of the time. It's relatively common. In fact, a few "weird" and counterproductive behaviors are common enough that I have to warn against all of them, even if it makes me sound like I think the person I'm speaking to is stupid. ;) So what are some weird things people do? Let's begin with the obvious...

Fighting with the person that they are trying to reconcile is a relatively common weird behavior for people using reconciliation magic.

Before everyone gets all judgey, did you know that some reconciliation targets attempt to get into arguments with the petitioner as the spellwork is manifesting, as a means to assure themselves that the petitioner is a bad match? See, as the influence begins to hit the target, he or she gets combative - they broke up with that person for a reason, so why are they having squishy feelings for this person again!? And so, as the target begins to be influenced, he or she picks a fight, and a good percentage of petitioners take the bait. Kids, don't take that bait. It will prolong your manifestation phase. If your target is suddenly picking on you, just walk away. Don't be anyone's doormat - never let someone walk all over you, - but end the conversation and don't take the bait to get into an argument. Your target will be sweet and loving soon enough, especially now that you are proving that you're not going to react with anger, or lash out at them. They are trying to reject the influence and this is often a brief phase.

I think we can agree, it is very easy when feelings are already raw, to get upset and blow up at someone if we want them to be kind, and they are subjecting us to insults. So that isn't so weird that person got into an argument with their target, right?

And yet, that isn't the "Weird arguing thing" I am talking about. It makes sense enough that if someone is being rude or mean, you might react in a rude or mean matter. Instead, it is more that the petitioner is so angry with the target for this perceived unfair abandonment or the insult of the break up or whatever action caused the split, that as the target comes back to the petitioner, desiring to reconcile the relationship and get back together, the petitioner has a very angry outburst towards the target. It goes a little like this:Target: Hey, I just wanted you to know, I'm really sorry that I cheated on you with your best friend, because the reality of it is that I only love you. I have totally thrown your best friend under the bus - he or she started with me, and I was weak, and gave in - do you think we could get back together? I only love you.

Petitioner: Oh hell no, motherfucker! I cried for weeks that you had sex with my best friend! GO FUCK YOURSELF! I asked you to leave that person and no no no, you just had to go banging on (best friend) for weeks while I was miserable. You LOVE me? You say you LOVE ME, motherfucker? REALLY?

Oh, so you see, it isn't so weird. I mean, it isn't helpful - don't fight with someone you are trying to reconcile. They will be scared off and it will be harder to bring them back. BUT, yeah, all that stored up anger from whatever this person did to break the relationship can just bubble up, and the next thing you know, the petitioner is cussing like a possessed person and telling off the object of their affections.

The solution, if you can manage it, is to come to terms with what happened and forgive your ex. Use reconciliation work on yourself to aid in the healing process if you need to. Otherwise, all that hard work and effort can be splintered when all your angry feelings come out like a demonic force and spit all over your target. Or, I mean, just reconcile them, and when they want back, tell them to stuff it where the sun don't shine, because you're vindictive like that and only reconciled them just to break their heart when they wanted you back...I'm not here to judge, if that's what you want. ;) As long as you keep in mind that fighting with a reconciliation target (merited or not) will chase them off and put off a reconciliation, your actions you take are your choice.

People break up with the reconciliation target very soon after getting back together.

All those days and weeks and maybe even months pining for someone, and finally, the magic has all manifested, and here they are back in your life and...wait, you don't want them now?

Yeah, that's really common, actually. I'd say in about 1/3 of cases (maybe more), this does happen. If that looks like a huge percentage, it's not a joke, people really do get this "desired one" back, and almost instantly decide that they don't want to be with the person. The most common reasons for this behavior are that the petitioner deified the target in their absence (this is why I always tell you to think of the bad sides of your target, and remind yourself that they exist, otherwise this exaggerated positive image of the person will quickly come crashing down when you reunite); that the time spent apart has made both the target and petitioner evolve differently, so they are a lot less compatible (and if you spend a year away from someone, their personality will noticeably change,) or the cumulative damage from the break up sours the petitioner on trying to work things out.

I often think of this as "The Best Movie Ever" effect. Have you ever had several people tell you that a movie was the best movie they ever saw, and when you finally sat down and watched it, expecting it to be the most amazing bit of cinema ever put on film, you thought it was good, but not "The Best Movie Ever!!!!"? And you realize, if everyone hadn't told you how great this movie was, it would have been very good movie, and you would not have been disappointed that it wasn't so amazing. Any time multiple people tell you this or that is the BEST EVER, once you finally experience it yourself, it often isn't the BEST EVER, and you're going to be a little disappointed.

Unfortunately that is the same with relationships. You told yourself that your ex is the best ever, and the relationship was/is the best ever, and once you have them back in your arms and your bed, more often than not, you realize it isn't the best ever. It's certainly good, yeah, but you were expecting more because you exaggerated how awesome things are between you, and now...meh.

And if that person really hurt you, and hurt you a lot, - well, what are they going to do to make that up to you? See, in more than one case, there is not enough satisfaction in just having that person back. Instead, now that they are back, and comfortable, and not doing anything else to recognize the damage they put on the petitioner, then the petitioner feels it is "beneath them" to continue on in a love relationship. It seems weird but it does happen a lot.

Some petitioners reject the target's advances when the target starts reacting to the spellwork.

What? But don't they want this person? I mean, isn't this spellwork to get this person back?

Yes, but in most of these cases, the petitioner is dissatisfied with how the target came back. There are times I really want to smack a few people because they will tell me how their little heart is smashed to a zillion pieces with love for this person, and they will just die if they don't get back together, and hours upon hours of miserable speeches, only to completely destroy the reunion because either the target has taken an action they "can't live with," (for example dating or having sex with someone during the time they were broken up,) or because the target didn't come back for the reasons the petitioner wanted them to (or in the behavioral way that they desired). For example, Sally wants Jeff back, but when he admits he did drunkenly hook up with some girl from the bar last month, she doesn't want him back because that means he "cheated" on her (you can't cheat on someone if you aren't dating them.) It doesn't matter if Jeff really wants her back, now he's gone and sullied himself forever by daring to have consensual sex with another adult when he was single. OR Richard really wanted to get back together with Martha, but ONLY if she came back grovelling. When she says she still is a little unsure if they can make it work, but she sure does miss him, this isn't "good enough," for him, and he rejects her attempt at reconciliation.

Look, as far as the unfounded sexual jealousy goes, that is just emotional immaturity and insecurity, and if you can't get over that (or your partner can't,) that is more of a psychological issue. You are not cheated on because when your ex was your EX, they had sex with someone else. Before you ever met them, if they were not a virgin, are you mad about those partners prior to you? Yes? Okay, well, there are still some undeveloped countries where your outlook is normal, but in the developed world, it is okay for consenting single adults to have sex with one another, and if you were not their partner at the time, they did not wrong you in any way. It doesn't matter if it happened before or after you dated, just so long as they didn't do it when they were promising to be true to you, and you alone. Once the relationship ended (even if you did not want it to end,) it freed them up to have sex with anyone of their choosing without in any way wronging you. If you can't deal with that, don't do reconciliation magic, and just move on whenever something ends, and find a new partner.

As for "I got what I wanted, but I don't like how I got it...it's not HOW I wanted it," people... I won't even try to hide my annoyance with this lot, not least of all for having worked my fucking ass off for a number of them, only for them to just fuck up all my hard work, generally because their "beloved" isn't tearing his or her hair out and weeping until my client capitulates and lets them come back...because realistically, it won't happen like that. If you and I dated, we broke up, and I dated a fellow afterwards for a month or so, it is totally normal for me to be conflicted if I dump him all of the sudden for you (because you were casting reconciliation spells.) I am still probably going to feel weird about how I treated him, and still have some feelings there (even if I want to be with you and only you because the spells made me feel like that.) OR, if we dated, and we broke up because you were cold and mean and argumentative, and then you cast spells on me to come back, well, I will still be worried that you are going to engage in those bad behaviors when your spells hit me and I do come back. It's normal.

See, spells take the path of least resistance, and the path of least resistance is going to make your target act like...your target. Maybe you're shocked because you thought they were a different person, or maybe you hoped they were feeling how you felt, maybe you're possessive and jealous and they aren't, maybe a lot of things. But what it comes down to is these Hollywood-esque outcomes are not likely, and when the person comes back because of your spell, they probably won't be begging and scraping for your forgiveness (it does happen like that sometimes, but don't count on it,) but rather, they will be cautiously interested in getting back together. If you want them back WORK WITH THE RESULTS THAT YOU ARE GIVEN. DO NOT repeatedly reject the target because they aren't giving you what you wanted how you wanted it, because they won't keep asking you back. Plenty of targets come back acting as if nothing bad EVER HAPPENED, and they never even say that they are sorry. If you can't bear that happening, you might be disappointed. You did magic for the END RESULT (having the ex not be your ex, and reconciled to you,) so, the spell still worked even if they managed to hook up with someone while you were broken up, and even if when they come back they do not tell you that they are dying without you.

Petitioners talk badly about their targets to mutual friends and acquaintances during the manifestation process.

How many times must I tell you that ANYTHING YOU SAY ABOUT SOMEONE IS LIKELY TO GET BACK TO THE PERSON THAT YOU ARE SPEAKING ABOUT, AND OFTEN IT HAS BEEN ALTERED OR EXAGGERATED BY THE TIME IT REACHES THEM. So, it is NEVER a good idea to talk badly about someone you want to reconcile. Hell, just a piece of good advice here - DO NOT TALK SHIT ABOUT ANY OF YOUR EXES. IT JUST MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE A JERK - especially if you get back together, but even if you don't.

But now you've gone and done it, and told everyone what a jerk so-and-so was, and when it gets back to that person, do you really believe he or she is going to find it endearing that you told everyone that he has a penis the size of a contact lens, or that you could park a Winnebago in her hoo-ha? And also, how do you look when you go back to dating that "deadbeat who can't get a job," or that "anorexic skank hag"?

And really, you should not be discussing your relationship with others. Even if you tell mutual friends that you're pining for so and so, that isn't attractive. That doesn't win them over. It is off putting and creepy. It can also make people want to "defend" you by saying bad things about your ex and making it sound like you said them (not even intentionally, example: "He's not good enough for Cat, and she knows it!" sounds like I was saying someone isn't good and I think so too, even if it is meant as that I know better than to date someone but I am anyhow.)

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OK, I have actually gotten a bit lengthy on my discussion with each "Weird thing," so in the interest of brevity, I'll stop at four. ;)

Reconciliation is tough work - many people find it one of the most difficult types of work to make manifest because generally the petitioner is in a horrible place emotionally, and is ill prepared to deal with their own emotions and stress during the manifestation phase. If you find any of the above "weird things" have applied to you, or are applying to your behavior, don't feel badly. None of the above are that uncommon to see, at least from a practitioner for hire's perspective. The best thing you can do is to just address any non-helpful behavior as soon as possible, and keep working on that reconciliation (if you still want your ex, that is, and you haven't just dumped them after reconciling them.) ;)

Ways Social Media Stalking is Harming your Spellworktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341dc99a53ef022ad379ba15200c2018-11-12T11:36:40-05:002018-11-13T13:51:07-05:00Hello Occulties, While I'm sure I've posted some article (or multiple articles,) similar to this one, it would seem, were my inbox any clue (and on a day off since it is a holiday, no less,) that it would be...Cat

Hello Occulties,

While I'm sure I've posted some article (or multiple articles,) similar to this one, it would seem, were my inbox any clue (and on a day off since it is a holiday, no less,) that it would be time to post this again, so if this is repetitive to you, but you are still engaging in bad habits, you might want to give this a read.

In this article, I am going to INCLUDE checking any sort of message or status - for example, seeing if a message was "read" because iMessage will show that if the person allows a read receipt, or checking to see when someone last logged into a program which is social media-based.

Alright, so how many times have I told you to get yourself off of social media if you keep finding yourself creeping on someone's social media? Hell, I would just get off of social media just as a prophylactic measure when you start doing love work because, sadly, so many of you are so hardcore addicted to this stuff that it would probably help you on more than one level to do so...but, I know you. You're checking their instagram right now, aren't you? You're looking in SnapChat or What'sApp or Facebook or even lurking on their damn Twitter because you think you're sniffing out what is going on in their lives, or it at least makes you feel that little bit "connected," (or that's what you tell yourself), right?

Except wrong...because in 99% of cases, people using social media as their would be window into their target's life are actually merely engaging in unhelpful and unhealthy behaviors which harm their spell and offer no reassurance or real information into their target's life. Let's go over the most common "reasons" people keep checking social media, and it's real impact on their emotional state, and the spellwork being used on their behalf.

"I check my target's social media so I can know if s/he has broken up with my rival, and/or to try to figure out if s/he is seeing someone new." I would like to just first call to attention that several dear friends of mine have gone through break ups and divorces without ever saying boo about it on social media. Heck, in more than one case, even though their partner was not in new pictures, several old pictures of their former partner remained. Had I never been privately informed (and in more than once case, more than a year later,) that this friend ended their romantic relationship, I never would have known it ended. I've known friendships that ended that neither party remarked on it, alluded to it.... So even platonic relationships ended without a mere mention. Had a buddy who broke an engagement off and it was a wild story...not one blip about it on social media, despite it being contentious to the point of police being called more than once.

So, let's presume that the vast majority of people do not discuss the break up or divorce that they are going through. A lot of them won't mention it. And the one's that do ONCE often will not make the same mistake again. It's off-putting to more than one "friend" on the friend's list, so they keep it to themselves.

It seems that most people, so far as tragedy goes, only discuss SOME (not all) personal health matters, and death of a loved one when it comes to social media. And why? Because most people only want to show the best sides of themselves. While a small group of people do hunger for pity or attention, most people want neither when it comes to their own personal tragedies.

So, from this we can easily conclude that checking to see if your rival is still your rival (or if your target has given you a new rival,) using social media is not really the most accurate gauge of this information. You'll still argue that rival's picture is present, or that you can tell by likes on pages if your target is crushing on someone new.

Alright then...when I post a new picture of myself, several people make lovey-type comments. Now, if Mr NinjaCat were a super jealous and anxious type of guy, and he rabidly checked my facebook, I'd be having to say this and that person is gay, that is a guy who always flirts with me but is married, these people are friends from college, etc, etc... Not a one of them is his rival. Well, he isn't insecure, so he doesn't get worried. You want to put the emoji with heart eyes as a reply? Go ahead. ;) But if he were anxious, and lovesick, you better believe that now any one of those men is going to set him off with fresh jealousy. :P That said, I say nothing about break ups there. :P Like most people, you can fall out of my life, and not a soul except for you and me will ever know. That's the right way to do it. So, if you were "social media stalking" me to gauge if I'm free to see you or seeing someone else, you'd find yourself anxious and worried that I were, because people of my preferred gender say nice compliments to me and like my statuses and so forth, so how is that helpful to REALLY knowing I'm single or my relationship is good or bad? Oh, it's not?

Well, your target's page/s isn't/aren't, either. You aren't doing anything helpful. You are causing obsessive anxiety to slow your spellwork and to upset yourself, but really...social media does not accurately portray most people's personal lives. Sorry, it just doesn't. And if it does? So, you want to continue to upset yourself and worry away your spell energy, because you're slowing the outcome with your lust for results, but MAYBE you will catch something uplifting or reassuring today? I mean, let me tell you right now, if you stay off of that person's page for a few weeks, your spell will probably manifest, and you won't have spent that 2-3 weeks constantly upsetting yourself because you are not sure if your target broke things off with your rival, or you don't know if that emoji or like means something. :P Instead, that few weeks without stress will end with a nice surprise - your target making contact. :)

So, checking for "hints" your rival is out of the picture or your target is acting in some way that you feel is what comes before contacting you, etc...not helpful. It SLOWS manfiestation, while often causing confusion, unneeded stress, and upset, while also not providing much (if any) helpful information in many cases.

"Since I am blocked on social media by my target, I have friends/family check on this person for me so I can maybe know what has changed in their life."At one time you and the target were super close, and now, here you are, cut off from seeing whatever social media posts they are making, as well as no longer talking to this person. So...you enlisted help in your stalking. I mean, (sarcasm) that isn't the least bit creepy at all. :/

If you and I were dating, and I said "No more of you," while chances are, I won't cut you off my social media, let's say I do. Now I find out you have mutual friends updating you on my statuses and stuff. Wow, that's...creepy. And i will find out. So I think your target will find out, too.

Now, if, in many cases, the best choice in reconciliation is to act like you've moved on when you have contact with the target, - and this really is, psychologically, the best thing for regaining the target's interest, acting like you're moving on, and not all wound up about them or weeping inconsolably about them, or anything like that, (what do I always say? That you should act cautiously interested in the reconciliation that your target is suggesting thanks to those spells,) - what do you think the target believes when they discover that friends and family are viewing their social media for you (or allowing you access to their social media through an unblocked account)? Do you think that is off putting? Weird?

If my mom starts creeping on your page and you haven't spoken to her in 20 years, are you wondering why she is now that you blocked me? Could you put 2 and 2 together there, and say it's probably me creeping on you? You could? It would be creepy? THEN WHY ARE YOU DOING IT TO YOUR TARGET!?

Furthermore, how many times have I told you that pretty much anything you say about a person (especially through mutual acquaintances,) gets back to that person. So, that friend who is helping could very well be harming your chances of a reconciliation, even though it is not their intention. Some years ago, when I broke things off with a boyfriend, mutual friends, about a month later, started asking me if I was dating someone...and these were people I didn't talk too all that often, maybe 2-3 times a year. I totally knew who sent them...my ex. ;) They never said he did, but the types of info they wanted to know made it relatively clear who was really interested in this info - not this happily married man he sent, surely, it was him. :P So, if you want your target to know you have an army of creepers, by all means, enlist help and group stalk your target. It's going to become obvious you're all stalkers, but you just "need to know" what is going on, right? Wrong.

You will be much happier if you do not involve others in your social media stalking and/or break up, and if you just stop paying attention for 2-3 weeks, when your target reaches out thanks to your spellwork, you won't smell like a stalker. They will never know it was what you were anxiously waiting and hoping for.

"It makes me feel more connected to check on my target, ever since my target cut me off." Similar to the above. You both had a fight, and this target didn't cut you off of their social media, so you go haunt it on a regular basis, trying to understand what is going on in his or her life. Again, this will become apparent to the person you are stalking, as well as it FEEDS obsessive behaviors which cause lust for results, and slow or even kill your spell manifestation.

I understand that it is hard to be separated from someone you love, and you want to feel connected somehow. The easy solution is to download an image of this person. Now stop looking at their social media. When you miss them, look at the image for a little bit. Yes, seriously. ;)

Because otherwise, you'll start doing dumb things like wondering if this post is about you, or about someone else, and see above - I know several people who have gone through a divorce without even marginally referring to it on their social media. So, probably, none of it is about you. :P Stop obsessively worrying like that. :P Can you imagine someone else having a three-day crying-jag over an image of someone's vacation property being posted? I can, because people do that all of the time and tell me about it. Someone is "spiting" them by posting an image of a vacation property they used to visit. There are no images of people visiting the property, just an image of the property itself, which must mean the rival (or a suspected and unknown rival) went with the target there. :P Does that sound a bit unhinged to you? Well, that's what people who live or die depending on what their target's social media posts are showing do to themselves. They whack themselves out over...well, nothing.

"I just want to see if my target read my message yet." Fair enough, but once you see that, are you going to get mad if they don't reply fast enough? Not but last week, a friend of mine from home sent me a message, just like "Hi, how are you," sort of thing. I didn't see it for 4 days, although I guess it "looked" like I read it. When I finally replied he was like "Wow, I thought you hated me," and I was like "No, I literally just am seeing this because it came when I was chatting with someone else. I'm so sorry." Now, I'm not now nor have I ever been dating this fellow. He's not, to my knowledge, interested in a romantic relationship with me. Imagine if he were. He'd be a lot more hurt by my four day delay.

And this is the sort of thing which happens all of the time. A friend texts or messages, and you do get busy. You either forget the text or it goes unnoticed for a few days. If you don't give a fuck about if they LOOOOOOOVE you, if this person replies a few days later, you're probably not up in arms. ;) In fact, if you're just friends, you probably laugh about it when they do reply. ;) But if you're anxiously awaiting a reply, you're just strengthening that obsessive addiction and having lust for results, and probably having an apopoleptic fit when you see that - OH NOES, - they have liked this post and replied to this other person, but not returned your text/message, even though it is read.

Just stop. It's really unbecoming to have a meltdown over someone not replying to a little text. Imagine every text you forgot to reply to (and most of us have missed a reply,) turned into a gigantic emotional crying jag from the person you forgot. How much would that put you off? A lot? So don't be the person having a fit over the text someone didn't reply to (or in some cases, look at.)

"Seeing when my target logs on to a site or is active there gives me some sense of their schedule." Well, why do you need their schedule? I mean, do you know I removed facebook from my iPad because I would be up reading on the Kindle app and it looked like I was hanging on Facebook at weird hours? Heck, even checking the time on my iPad would (you got it) look like I was up at some bizarre hour. So knowing I checked the time at 4am (and I am a restless sleeper at best,) tells you what exactly? You see I was "online" at 4, so now is it that I'm staying up all night or getting up too early? It's neither! It's me checking the time. :P

The same is true here. You don't need to know this info, and you would (I hope) not be looking for it if this person was in your life. You need to act like this person is part of your life, and that involves not anxiously stalking them to know their schedule. If I normally get up around 7:30am, and go to bed around midnight or 1am, chances are, even though we're apart, I'm still doing that. ;) So, the same holds true for your target. You don't need their schedule. Intelligently defend why you need to know this person's schedule, and it can't be to "reassure" you that it is still the same all these 2 whole weeks you've been broken up.

All you are doing is justifying making yourself obsessively worried and stalkerish, and not for any good reason.

"It's not my fault. It came into my newsfeed."Fair enough, been there myself. There are these fabulous options to see less of someone in your newsfeed or to mute them altogether. You may wish to put those restrictions on this person's account to avoid any of the above behaviors.

Look, kiddos, I realize that social media is an addictive thing, and that it has turned us all into a world of stalkers. I actually had a client give me shit not even ten days ago because she'd sent me an email 2 weeks previously, and I had updated my blog without giving her a reply. Well, I had no memory of the email she sent, and she never said "Hey, I sent this, can you reply," instead fuming that I had the "audacity," to update my blog (part of my job) without having sent her a reply to a singular email. Well, mistakes happen, and I wasn't ignoring her. She was not accurately gauging my intentions (or lack thereof) towards her by lurking on my blog. Instead, she whipped herself into an angry outburst, while I, entirely confused where it had come from, because I'd heard no complaint whatsoever, was blindsided by her even being upset with me when she finally gave into the product of her obsessive thoughts as to what I must be doing while ignoring her. It's unhealthy behavior to have that sort of thing happening.

Hopefully this reminder slows some of these bad behaviors I see so much of, but it's been an increasing problem, so I won't hold my breath. ;)

Putting a Specific Idea into Someone's Headtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341dc99a53ef022ad39fa5ee200d2018-11-11T13:12:38-05:002018-11-11T13:41:49-05:00Hey there occulties, Since a few people have asked, yes, at this writing the 2 spots left for the "one year plan" are still open. Given the time of year, they may actually stay unpurchased. Between thanksgiving and Xmas, sales...Cat

Hey there occulties,

Since a few people have asked, yes, at this writing the 2 spots left for the "one year plan" are still open. Given the time of year, they may actually stay unpurchased. Between thanksgiving and Xmas, sales slow down while people buy gifts, so it's possible these 2 spots will be free until January. Then again, maybe I will get popular today, and make so many sales that I can't make more until after Xmas. You never know, - I am due for a busy holiday season as it has been a few years since I had one. :)

Anyhow, people often ask me how they can put a specific idea or thought into someone's head, - what sort of magical means is there to do such a thing? There are several spells that one can use, but my caveat would be that this is not going to be a way to forcibly control someone's mind. If you did this spell on me to make me think I should never ever stop eating Doritos, and that I must have one in my hand at all times, eventually I will be full and I will not eat Doritos to the point of making my gut explode, and furthermore, if you do not continue the influence, I would eventually tire of the taste of Doritos, and would not be overconsuming them. (The silly examples I use tend to explain things the best to people, ha ha.) This is similar to trying to make someone think a thought which is against their nature. For example, if you have a partner who is just a natural born cheater, putting the thought in their head to become monogamous is likely to inevitably fail after a short time, unless you persistently work the target, and even then...I've been over this before more than once, but if you keep going against a person's nature, inevitably they build a resistance and the amount of work needed becomes greater, and will just fall apart at some stage.

But let's assume you want something a little more simple. You want, say, for your boss to give you a promotion, or you want an old friend to call you, or something like that. This is easily done. The reason here is that you are using a limited influence, but once the action is taken, it is permanent. If your boss gives you the promotion, he or she is not likely to demote you unless you fail at your job. If your friend calls, then the influence has done what is was meant to.

And if it is a bit more complex, just remember, thoughts created without an amygdala response are forgettable thoughts. Basically, the plain English is that humans attach more memory to emotion. The stronger the emotions, the stronger the memory. So keep in mind that even though you might be using this to get contact from an ex, or to aid in bringing someone to you, you would want to also do some old-fashioned love and/or reconciliation work alongside this working to keep that person with you, as these workings create an emotional response, whereas the following really does not...it just puts a thought in someone's head. :P

Remember, also, to keep the thought you want to put into someone's head simple, and realistic. Avoid using negatives (no, not, never,) and keep this in the present tense. Since you are putting this thought into someone's head, use the first person. Example: I want to speak to Cat all day, every day," not "(Target) wants to speak to me all day every day." AND BE REALISTIC - if hell would freeze over before someone would think the thought you want them to think, you can try it, but you might just find your spell not giving you the outcome you want.

As always the substitution for any ingredient or action in this spell is to find a spell you have all the ingredients for and can perform all the actions to. I had, earlier this year, or late last year, given a really good spell which used a skull shaped bottle for influencing others, so you might also check that out. :)

You will need:A hair from the target's head, or a piece of hatband (if you do not have this, you can use an image, but it is not as strong of a witness sample, so the spell will be a bit weaker,)A walnut in the shell*Commanding oilA slip of paperA pen or marker with PURPLE ink,Glue (I am a fan of Gorilla Glue, but probably most glue will do,) Powdered licorice rootPoppyseed

Using a cup or small bowl, make a paste with your licorice root, poppyseed and some drops of Commanding oil. Set this aside.

On your slip of paper (this should be small, think as small or smaller than the fortune inside a fortune cookie,) using the pen with purple ink, write the thought you wish to put into your target's head on one side, and the full name of your target on the other side. Set this aside.

From this point on, try to keep the command/thought you want your target to think in your mind, while also keeping their face in mind. Sometimes if you place an image of the person near you while you work, this is very helpful. Obviously, when you're waiting for glue to dry, you can take a break from focusing on this. ;)

Shell a walnut on the seam without breaking the nut inside, and keeping the shell of the walnut as intact as possible. Gently take the nut out (this should have 2 halves,) and place the slip of paper and witness sample in between the 2 halves of nut, and glue this together. If your witness sample is too large as you are using a piece of hatband or an image, you my wrap this around the nut. Be GENTLE - you do not want to break the nut. Once the glue is dried, cover the nut in your paste, and then place it back into the shell and glue it shut. Allow this to dry.

Now this next part you will do once a day for NINE DAYS. Anoint the walnut shell with a few drops of Commanding oil, and hold it in your "power hand" (usually your right hand, though for some left-handed people it is the left hand,) and, keeping the image of your target in your mind's eye, bring the nut near your mouth and breathe on it three times. Say "(Full name of target,) this thought repeats itself in your mind be it dark or light, day or night: (say what you had written on the slip of paper for the thought to go into their mind,)" and say this THREE TIMES. Now breathe on the nut three times again, then repeat the chant three times, then once more breathe on the nut three times, say the chant three times, then say "As is my will, so be it." Place the nut somewhere where it will not be disturbed by others until you repeat the process the next day.

In many cases, the nine day process will place the thought into the target's head, the target will act on the thought (for example, a boss giving you a promotion,) and no further work will need to be done. In these cases, dispose of the nut by throwing it into scrub brush (I think of wildly overgrown bushes as the best choice,) in a place where people rarely go. If that is geographically difficult for you, you can also bury this in your back yard, and if that's still impossible, just throw the damn thing in the trash, haha. ;) HOWEVER, if you have a target which you wish to continually influence, you can use the same nut and just rework the 9 day chant as needed. If you wish to change or alter the idea you are putting in someone's head, you will need to make a new nut.

Alrighty kids, that's all for me today. Hope everyone found this enlightening!

*You are probably going to need more than one walnut, and a good nutcracker, because you need to shell the walnut on the seam of the nut, more or less, and to also not crush the nut inside. Don't despair, right around the holiday season, unshelled nuts and nutcrackers about as they are a popular holiday gift or holiday item. You should be able to find a bag of unshelled nuts easily, so you will have plenty to practice on, and you will get it right. :)

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Wow, Still 2 Spots Left!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341dc99a53ef022ad378e5ab200c2018-11-08T14:02:59-05:002018-11-09T09:26:36-05:00Hey everyone, While I'd thought I'd sold out for the year (or was down to just the one,) I had looked since someone recently inquired about the "have Cat at your beck and call for a year" plan, and there...Cat

...And Now for Some Curses >:)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341dc99a53ef022ad37895c1200c2018-11-07T12:00:43-05:002018-11-07T12:05:44-05:00So Occulties, I hope you enjoyed that lovely pictorial of my local graveyard. You know, the interesting thing about that cemetery is that several of the graves have lost their markers, so even when you think you are trodding through...Cat

So Occulties,

I hope you enjoyed that lovely pictorial of my local graveyard. You know, the interesting thing about that cemetery is that several of the graves have lost their markers, so even when you think you are trodding through an area without graves, there are almost definitely people buried where you're walking.

Anyhow, while the curse that I had done that brought me there today was a bit complex for one article, I've had a lot of requests for curse work, so I will not disappoint you. I have a relatively simple looking curse, but this is very effective, and harsh. *evil grin

Pre-emptively, if you do not have all of the ingredients needed to cast this spell, the substitution is for you to locate another spell. I will not acknowledge requests asking me to specifically reformulate it to (if even possible) adjust it to what you have on hand. :P

And remember, kids, cursing is not nice. It is not something you do for trivial reasons. I truly believe that there are people who deserve it, but I do not think you should just recklessly curse others. I am not the morals police, however, so just keep in mind this isn't funny or light or a joke, and that it should be used only as necessary. People will get hurt...because that's what cursing is for. :P

For what it's worth, the following is a story I heard but cannot confirm, as I know only the person who told it to me. I'd given him this spell as he had the worst neighbors ever. It wasn't them being loud, or up all hours of the night, or having tons of people at their house or anything like that. Instead they had started out as friendly, but after the "worst neighbor ever" hit his dog (totally an accident, dog survived,) and then tried to sue my friend for damage to his car (he didn't offer to pay the massive vet bills,) things understandably soured. You would think time would have lessened the enmity between the two, but it got worse with each passing year. So my friend asked me for something without "a million fucking ingredients," that would totally give his horrible neighbor his due. He did the spell and about 2-3 weeks later there is a hurricane coming near-ish to them, but not like right over them, so nobody was exceptionally worried, as they live in a place prone to hurricanes. It should have meant "a lot of rain," and nothing else. So the hurricane passes near them, and during the storm, the wind whips up really fast, and then he hears CRASH, and looks out and sees a tree has felled his neighbor's back porch - fell and totally collapsed it. Well of course my friend is happy by this and he sprinkled the mixture out on the back porch, so he's patting himself on the back. I mean, it's a hurricane and that might just be coincidence, but he's already satisfied that the guy lost a back porch. Maybe a week later, he hears this strange noise and then his neighbor is hollering. The guy is five-sheets-to-the-wind drunk, and he's fallen because he meant to walk onto the (now missing) back porch, and he looks like he really hurt himself. So my friend goes over and he's like "(Name), are you okay? Did you break anything?" And the neighbor had hurt his leg really badly, so it was bad enough, though not broken, that he called the ambulance for his neighbor. Now this is 2 bad things that happened right where he threw that mixture, right? So he's really impressed with himself. So they are waiting for the ambulance and my friend is like "Gee, (neighbor), it's not like you to get drunk like this, is everything OK?" And the neighbor, being drunk, allegedly says "(Name of my friend,) you would not believe it. First my porch is the only thing damaged in this entire town in that fucking storm, and then when I called the insurance, they claim there is some problem so they don't know if they can cover the claim, and then my damn wife told me this morning that she's leaving me for some guy she met online."

Now that seems a bit extreme, but he swears it is what happened. I give it only that I can't disprove it, and that this is the report back that I got from someone using the below. Admittedly, this is a long-standing grudge/hatefest between these two, so it is possible all of that flowed out into his curse and hit the neighbor at once. Your mileage may vary, though on the bright side, my friend is a dabbler in the occult arts, not someone who constantly practices, so you might be pleasantly surprised (with your enemy UNpleasantly surprised).

You will need:A physical personal item from the target (so no pics or names written so many times - it has to be hair, toenails, fingernails, blood, etc - something from the body, and no not a signature, either, ha)Dirt from the grave of someone who has died violently (murder, suicide, soldier killed in action, even a car wreck or house fire,)*PoppyseedCayenne pepper (I actually use chipotle, but more traditionally cayenne,) SulfurVinegarAny appropriate cursing oil (Black Arts oil, Death Unto My Enemies, etc)A plastic zip-close bag, medium sizedA container with a lid**

This spell is best done on a day of Mars (Tuesday,) in the hour of Saturn, or on the day of Saturn (Saturday,) in the hour of Mars. If you don't understand planet hours, just start the work on a Saturday or a Tuesday. ;)

Take the physical item from your target and burn this to ash. If the witness sample is on fabric or paper, it is fine to use the ash of clothing in with the actual physical remains embedded thereupon (people will ask me that, all of you who are rolling your eyes at me saying so, ha.) Place the ash into your container, and add in the graveyard dirt, cayenne, poppy seed, and sulfur. Stir together until well blended, and then add about 5-9 drops of vinegar, and 5-9 drops cursing oil. Blend this together. Put the mixture into a ziploc baggie, sealing it so that there is plenty of room left in the bag, and that there is no air inside the bag.

Now, this next part you will do once a day for NINE CONSECUTIVE DAYS. Using your "power hand" (generally this is the right hand, even in a few lefties, but if you are a south paw it may also be your left hand - it tends to be the dominant/writing hand,) place the flat of your palm over the bagged mixture and push down on it hard. Envision black energy flowing out of you, and into the mixture, - I like to see this as little black worms, but whatever you are most comfortable with, you use, - and say "(Full name of target, I curse you, I crush you, I destroy you. All you love turns to dust and ash. What was sweet is now sour. I curse you, (name) and drive from you all that you enjoy and treasure, - as is my will, so be it!" When you have said this, place the bag some place discreet until you have to repeat the chant. On the ninth day, after you have said the chant for the final time, remove the mixture from the bag, and place it into your container. This next part will involve you being sneaky, so get your sneaky shoes on. ;)

When your target is away, you will "throw" the mixture in an x pattern in a place they walk through (targets like by a driver's side car door, or on the front or back porch are best, but if you are really not going to be able to do that, if you know a place they walk frequently, use that). This isn't really "throwing" (that would not make a pattern,) but carefully making an X by tipping the container, and making the lines of the X go from you, so you would start at one side of the base of the x, and move diagonally upward, then on the other side of the base of the x and diagonally upward. When you make this X, repeat the chant: "(Full name of target, I curse you, I crush you, I destroy you. All you love turns to dust and ash. What was sweet is now sour. I curse you, (name) and drive from you all that you enjoy and treasure," 3 times, and say "As is my will, so be it!" after you have said it a third time. In the case of my friend (above) I had him repeat this part 3 times, so he made 3 X's over 3 separate days with his dirt mixture, and said the chant 3 times each time he made the X for a total of 9 times.

Then all you have to do is wait. All hell should break loose shortly. >:)

As always, this is a very not-nice spell, and someone is apt to get hurt if you use it, so be sure this is what you want.

Happy Hexing!

~Cat

*You need to get your own graveyard dirt. People saying they are selling this generally are full of shit. Remember to pay the resident of the grave from which you took the dirt, remember to knock before you enter the cemetery, and remember to keep the back of your neck covered (wearing a hood like a hoodie sweatshirt is just fine,) while you collect this, also.

**I realize many of you will say "Oh, how not magical of you, Cat," but frankly, I would use a Gladware container, or any cheap off brand container. Some kinds of butter and margarine also have containers which could be used. Why? Because you really should throw the container away once it's empty, and I'd do it in a public trash barrel, preferably near or at a crossroads. You don't really want to eat out of something you put a curse in. It's as bad as eating from something you pooped in, except in a spiritual sense.

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First Some Photos....tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341dc99a53ef022ad39dee86200d2018-11-04T12:18:27-05:002018-11-04T12:25:17-05:00Hey occulties... since i I know there are some leaf freaks in the audience, here are some unseasonably late changing trees: These were on the way to Western Cemetery, one of Portland’s oldest cemetaries. I believe the last person buried...Cat

Hey occulties...

since i I know there are some leaf freaks in the audience, here are some unseasonably late changing trees:

These were on the way to Western Cemetery, one of Portland’s oldest cemetaries. I believe the last person buried there died in 1910. Many of the graves are so worn that you can’t read them anymore.

The Maine winters have not been kind to many of these markers

Tell me this isn’t a great name!? This stone was restored. About 10 years ago, a committee decided to try to fix up the damaged memorials, which will take a long time to complete.

‘Not everyone was as fortunate as Mr Coolbroth to live so very long. There are TONS of baby graves here. We often forget that there was a time not long ago where it was relatively common to lose more than one child before they were even out of diapers.

‘This guy died in the civil war...

And this fellow was in the war of 1812, so we have many soldiers here... if I looked I would easily have found Revolutionary war veterans interred here.

‘While there are markers on the ground, and it could still use fixing up, it is a beautiful cemetery. While I walked through it there were many people looking at the graves, people jogging through. It felt more like a park than it did a boneyard. If you like doing headstone rubbings, you would love this place.

Hope everyone enjoyed that... Now on to the promised spell article. It was really great to take a walk over to Western Cemetery, so I’m glad work gave me the opportunity to do so on such a lovely day!

~Cat

I Review It: Heredity (2018 film)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341dc99a53ef022ad3769d96200c2018-10-30T10:10:09-04:002018-10-30T10:17:20-04:00Hey Occulties, Many of you have asked me my opinion on this movie, much because Paimon is a character and you know how much I love Paimon. My caveat here, as it always is, is that movies do not portray...Cat

Hey Occulties,

Many of you have asked me my opinion on this movie, much because Paimon is a character and you know how much I love Paimon. My caveat here, as it always is, is that movies do not portray magic, or spirits, or the occult very well...sometimes Hollywood does such a completely horrid job of even coming close to anything accurate, that it's beyond laughable that a large set of people will take this as being a valid account, because it's so far off reality it is like saying an elephant might fly away on it's giant secret wings to escape the zoo, and people believing it was possible (which is true also for doctor shows, lawyer shows, most historical accounts of anything...and well, Hollywood creates a fantasy and is very unreal about most things, so presumably Hollywood does an inaccurate job of portraying most anything,)

So, I did watch this film with the idea of being ENTERTAINED in mind, and not believing I would find anything nearing reality or accuracy when it came to Paimon or working with spirits, or with the occult.

SPOILERS AHEAD (because people for some reason need a warning even if I say I'm reviewing something.)

Basically the plot of the movie is that the protagonist (I think Toni Collette is the protagonist,) has recently had her mother (who is spoken of as a strange person, somewhat off putting,) pass away and is then shortly thereafter further sent into grief by the loss of her youngest child...a strange looking, irritating little girl who I was not sorry to see have her time on the screen cut short. I think that kid's face was one of the scariest things in the movie, honestly. :P Anyhow, as the storyline develops, we find out that the protagonist's mother was into spellcraft and she specifically wore all sorts of Paimon-seal jewelry (which occult nerds probably caught early on, though the seal wasn't entirely right,) and that she promised something to Paimon which is probably the reason her daughter was killed (as it was such an odd freak event, it must be,) but then we are also told that the Toni Collette character has a strong history of mental illness in her family and so I think we are supposed to wonder if everyone is just losing their mind. But no, it definitely comes out that what the grandmother promised was a male body for Paimon, and that male body just happens to be Toni Collette's son. Any attempt to fight back is met with death and disaster, and when Gabriel Byrne (who was wasted in this role...there are entire long shots of just looking at his sad old man face, and this is an actor who can do a lot more depth than "watch Gabriel Byrne look sad,") finally tries to intercede after waiting the entire movie, more or less, to do jack or shit, he is killed by Paimon when Toni Collette throws a sketchbook belonging to her daughter (who was apparently possessed by Paimon?) into a fire place and he just goes up in flame... At this point, I had really checked out of the movie, because as you can tell it kind of sucked. The end was relatively predictable with Toni Collette becoming possessed, sawing her head off in front of her son, and then having her headless body (and that of her mother,) kneeling at this gold image which...I thought it looked like a second grader's art project, but apparently that was an idol of Paimon they were bowing to. Then the son becomes Paimon...or realizes he is Paimon now.

If that sounded garbled and confusing, welcome to Hereditary. It isn't scary. It's a bit gross in a few places, but I would not say it is scary. It's attempt to "creep" and build suspense and tension fall flat. I would give it 2.5 stars out of 5, as far as entertainment value. I found it dull and tedious at times (and I LOVED The Witch, which I think they were trying to recapture a similar ambiance,) and I did not find any of the characters particularly likable or relatable, which made everyone's subsequent death (more or less,) meaningless to the viewer.

As far as realism on the spiritual material... They did cuff a lot of stuff from the Lesser Key of Solomon, albeit added to this to make it sound better. I thought, as far as Hollywood, that was a better attempt at realism than what is normally seen. That Paimon wants to steal your children's bodies for herself (and I know people who see her as her, and also her as him,) is ludicrous. I mean, it's bad enough that this strange cult apparently worships an image they made out of Quaker Oat cans and gold spray paint (and maybe some paper mache and papertowel tubes,) because apparently, despite there being at least a dozen of these followers (which means at least one of them should be able to do art better than someone in the first or second grade,) not a single one is capable of making an idol that doesn't involve a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon and a recycling bin to create... But that aside, weird cults and child theft seems more like something a lamia would be a part of, as it certainly had no relation to the demon King Paimon....not in any way. While I understand that it makes it feel more real to use a being who's name is recorded, it would actually have been more "realistic" to create a name for a lamia rather than substitute any old demonic name. Compare this with saying our current president is Thomas Jefferson because he is a US president, so just any name of any president works, right?

Anyhow, with this garbled mess of a review, the movie sucked, and the entity was definitely not Paimon in anything other than being called that name. The characters (even people with talent,) were unlikeable, and the movie, while it started off alright, quickly became boring. The ending was stupid. 2-2.5 stars. You might watch it once.